Teenager raped on beach during family holiday to Tenerife

A 13-year-old girl from Ireland was raped on a beach in Tenerife last week after becoming separated from her brother.

The siblings were visiting the island on a family holiday when the girl got lost in the early hours of Thursday morning. She told officers she was attacked at around 2am near to the Las Veronicas shopping centre in Playa de Las Americas.

The police were alerted shortly after the rape took place, and the victim received treatment from paramedics.

Investigating officers from the National Police reportedly fear that the attacker, described as a Caucasian man, may have been a tourist, and could already have left the island.

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A police spokesman said: 'I can confirm we are investigating this but do not have any other details because there is a secrecy order over the case.'

The area around where the attack took place has a number of bars and clubs. A 22-year-old British tourist suffered life-threatening injuries in March after having his throat cut on the terrace of a nearby pub, where he had been having “a quiet drink” with a female friend.